Vladimir Putin made public his decision to appoint Mikhail Fradkov Prime Minister at his meeting with the deputies-representatives of the Parliament majority.Mikhail Fradkov was appointed special envoy of Russian President for maintaining cooperation with the EU in June, 2003. He is the former Head of the Federal Tax Police, his other previous positions: Minister of Trade, Director of Ingosstrakh insurance company, Deputy Secretary for Security Council in charge of economic security.

President Putin said that the opinions of the Parliamentary majority and himself on nominating the new Prime Minister are the same. The President said, “Our task was difficult – to introduce the country the new Prime Minister. This person is required to be highly professional, honest, having experience in different spheres of the state activity”.Biography of Mikhail Fradkov

In 1972 graduated from Moscow Machine-Building Institute with “Engineer-Mechanic” degreeIn 1981 graduated from Foreign Trade Academy1973-1975 Employee of Administration of the Economic Adviser for Russian Embassy in India.

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